Double genitive

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo b
• Leerjaar 6

ELOS-

-identify double genitive case in sentences

-select the correct genitive structure to complete the given sentences

-create sentences of their own including double genitive case

           Warm up

                PEP

Imagine someone called Mr. Rao has come to see your father. Your Father and Mr. Rao have been friends for thirty years.

Page number-187,write your response in the studio            book

STUDIO

Page-187

For example:

— “Alfonso is a friend of Miriana’s.” = There are two possessives in this sentence: of and ‘s. Therefore we call this structure the double genitive.

— “This is the SIM card of hers.” =  There are two possessives in this sentence: of and the possessive pronoun hers.

Examples

This is a cousin of George‘s.

Winnie-the-Pooh is a friend of Piglet‘s.

It’s the password of Mark‘s.

The postman is a neighbour of mine.

This is the SIM card of hers.

It is the keyboard of theirs.

We form the double genitive with noun + of +

1. possessive adjective
2. possessive Pronoun

Leah and Maggie are friends of ....

1. my
2. mine
3. me
4. I

Companion -Page number-

Complete 7A in the companion.

Upload your responses here(7 A)

Complete 7B in the Companion-page number 94

Upload your responses here.(7B)

OMG !! Rahil is too fat. He is a cousin of .............

1. Tina
2. Tina's
3. Tinas'
4. Tina's'

See that man? He's a friend......

1. of my uncle
2. of my uncle's
3. of my uncles'
4. of me uncle

Now I can-
-identify double genitive case in sentences
-select the correct genitive structure to complete the given sentences
-create sentences of my own including double genitive case

1. strongly agree
2. agree
3. confused
4. need help

She wants to live ---------by the sea (in a certain place).
[ somewhere/nowhere]

She put _______in the box, all the things that she had.
[ everything/something ]

Does ________have a phone charger? (I don't know if a person has a charger or not.)
(anybody/everyone)

We went ________this weekend. We stayed at home.
[ somewhere/nowhere ]

She didn't bring ______to the party.
[ everything/anything]

A: What's wrong? B: ______, I'm fine.
(Something,nothing)

Fill in the blanks with correct indefinite pronoun.
______lives in that house. It's empty.

Fill in the blanks with correct indefinite pronoun.
Would you like to go ________
this weekend? (I don't expect a particular answer.)

Home Assignment

Attempt 7a-c in Companion (double genitive)